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Cape Town, South Africa
Joined March 2012
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We are pleased to share that today, on August 25th, the Government of the Republic of South Sudan and African Parks signed a 10-year renewable agreement for Boma and Badingilo National Parks. Read Press Release bit.ly/3PKcbhr
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The SCARPA Golden Gate Kima TR is a lightweight trail shoe built to help you CLIMB FAST.
WIN a pair – enter NOW. trailmag.co.za/win-scarpa-go…
#SCARPA #competition #trailrunning
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The Cape Leopard Trust is seeking a research assistant to assist with an MSc project conducting interviews to investigate leopard presence, threats to leopards, and attitudes towards leopards across the Western Cape.
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As always, our nets were open by 6:20AM, ready for the day. We were all eager for this morning's ringing especially since we missed out last week. We got some interesting bird species. Here are a few photos.
#conservation #ringing #birdringing #watamu #watamukenya
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#AMARYLLIDACEAE: Flowering now!
The stunning #Vulnerable #Fire #Lily, #Brandlelie or #Sandveldlelie. Robust, bulbous #geophyte up to 75cm tall, which grows in coastal sand and gravel slopes from December to March, especially after fire.
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Our #PlantOfTheWeek is Encephalartos heenanii, commonly known as the woolly cycad. It is a medium-sized cycad with an erect stem that may become procumbent with age
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Meet “Nomalanga” the giraffe. Her name means daughter of the Sun in isiZulu. New to the family, and currently on auction on the @0xPolygon network using DAI. Support @WILDLANDSSA in conserving her species using Wildcards.
wildcards.world/#explorer/de…
Art by the amazing @AdamFryda 💚
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Tsitsikamma is the oldest Marine Protected Area in Africa and a treasure trove of marine life. This wild stretch of coastline is characterised by dramatic cliffs and rugged rocks, backed by forests home to ancient yellowwood trees and fynbos grasslands
📸Peter Chadwick
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The Custodians of Rare and Endangered Wildflowers (CREW) programme is a citizen science initiative that involves members of the South African public in the surveying, monitoring and conservation of plants
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The Cape buffalo's curved horns add to the stature of an already imposing animal, which can reach seven feet from tip to tail. Horns can help distinguish age and sex. In large adult males, the horns meet in the middle of their heads and are joined by a hard shield called a “boss” – at Centurion, South Africa
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Investing in the rehabilitation and management of ecosystems has the potential to generate substantial numbers of long-term jobs, especially in rural areas
📸Google images
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#FABACEAE: #Lessertia #frutescens (formerly #Sutherlandia #frutescens.
Common Name: #Cancer #Bush, #Balloon #Pea, #Eendjies, #Gansiekeur
Pods large, inflated papery, glabrous, effectively dispersed by wind. Pollinated by #sunbirds.
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@freshwatersa is hosting a seminar series for leaders of projects developing African #freshwater #biodiversity information systems. Participants include many JRS grantees and presentations and discussions are available on YouTube: ow.ly/Bsin50EU4P2
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Lowveld National Botanical Garden in Mbombela boasts one of the largest collection of South African fig trees. There are 112 species found in the garden, with many growing along river beds, in mixed woodland and rocks
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Like living sponges, #wetlands and the grasslands where they are found, soak up rain and slow #water runoff, encouraging it to seep into the ground. This water collects in pans and vleis and is slowly released downstream to supply us with water even in the dry season.
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Wetlands are very important, without them, we have an imbalance ecosystem. Live #responsibly and #sustainably, protect the wetlands🕊️🤝
We all need #water 🏞️🌳🧔👩🦱🐟🦅🐆🐍🦇🦍🐙🐞🌍
#wwd #AwarenessDays #ecosystems #sustainableliving
@aploritwit1 @ncfnigeria @IITAForest @edencci
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A possible new species of pangolin may have been found in the illegal wildlife trade!!! Exciting news but what a sad way to find out...
kfbg.org/en/KFBG-blog/post/A…
#wildcards #pangolin #wildlife #conservation #wildlifephotography #illegaltrade
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Our #PlantOfTheWeek, Haemanthus humilis subsp. hirsutus, is one of the best available bulbous plants to grow in those rocky, shady spots, the rabbit’s ears knows how to put on a show. Whether it is in fruit, or flowering, or not, it sure is a specimen not to be missed.
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This is “Wuzu” a Red Siskin and he’s the new kid on the block! Thought to be nearly extinct, but a surprising discovery found Wuzu and a small population of other Red Siskins at the edge of the Amazon! To become his guardian, visit wildcards.world/#details/32
Art by @lesCogumelos
